Mother to Mother provides telephone support and encouragement to women with postpartum adjustment disorder (PPAD). Our mission is to support and encourage women who are experiencing emotional difficulties during pregnancy or the postpartum. Support volunteers are mothers who have also experienced pregnancy related or postpartum emotional adjustment issues. Volunteers are trained to be skilled listeners. They are not, however, trained counselors or psychologists. Mother to Mother is the only service of its kind in the St. Louis metropolitan area. We serve all women in the state of Missouri and parts of Illinois, free of charge.
Postpartum and pregnancy emotional adjustment disorder (PPAD) consists of a myriad of symptoms and disorders, including anxiety, sadness, exhaustion, sleep disturbance, depression, anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, psychosis, etc. 10-20% of pregnant or postpartum women experience depression or anxiety disorder. As many as 50-80% of women experience some level of PPAD. We help bring back the harmony and peace in their lives so that Motherhood can truly be a wonderful and happy time!
As part of our mission, we also seek to increase the community's awareness about PPAD through education and training. We regularly speak to organizations such as Parents as Teachers, counseling centers, mothers groups, etc. In addition, we have appeared as guests on several local radio and news programs, and highlighted in stories printed in Newsweek and Parents magazine as a model program.
- Location: Maplewood, MO
- Visit the website: mothertomothersupport.org